Golf swing training device



Nov. 19, 1968 H. WARINER GOLF SWING TRAINING DEVICE Filed Sept. 19, 1966FIG.4

INVENTOR HENRYLWAR/Nfl? United States Patent 3,411,789 GOLF SWINGTRAINING DEVICE Henry L. Wariner, 318 Highland Ave., Fayetteville, N.C.28305 Filed Sept. 19, 1966, Ser. No. 580,348 1 Claim. (Cl. 273186) Thisinvention relates to a simple inexpensive instructional, recreationaland entertaining golf device, designed to improve the knowledge andskill, and to afford necessary exercise and entertainment for anyonechoosing to use the same.

The invention relates particularly to an attachment applicable to thehead of a golf club, and a mat, the attachment including a dependingmember of wire, or the like, with or without a bowed portion forstriking the mat when the club is swung, the mat being of the magicslate type so that a mark will be made by the depending member, and thetop sheet being capable of being lifted either by the fingers, or footmanipulated to raise the top sheet.

It is an object of the invention to provide an instructional,recreational, and entertaining golf device relating to a popular pasttime, golf, which device can be produced at relatively small cost andused in the home, in a hotel room, or other place indoors or out, as forproviding entertainment, physical and mental exercise, and recreation,as well as for instruction, and muscular development and coordination.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing description and the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective illustrating the use of the invention;

FIG. 2, an enlarged perspective of the marking device attached to a golfclub;

FIG. 3, a section on the line 3-3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4, a perspective of the mat; and,

FIG. 5, an enlarged section on the line 5-5 of FIG. 4.

Briefly stated, the invention is an attachment for the head of a golfclub which attachment has 2. depending member of wire or the like, thelowermost portion of which is adapted to serve as a marking device andmay be curved or not as preferred. A mat is provided to be marked by thedepending member such mat having a tacky surface with a plasticoverlying sheet commonly known as a magic slate which plastic sheet whenengaged will adhere to the underlying tacky sheet and present whatappears to be a mark in effect. On the top surface of the overlyingsheet is a representation of a golf ball and space guide or sight linesso that when the golf club is swung to strike the imaginary golf ball orthe representation of the same the depending marking member will contactthe upper sheet and press it into engagement with the underlying sheetto provide a mark indicating the direction of which a golf club is swungacross the mat. The mat is provided with raised ribs across which theupper or overlying sheet extends and can sag into contact with the uppersurface of the mat. The upper sheet is attached to the remote edges ofthe base on which the sheet is carried and an operating strip isprovided attached to the portion of the sheet between one of the ribsand the adjacent edge of the base so that when the strip is stepped uponlightly or manually raised, the mat will be extended and consequentlyraised from the base on which its carried thereby erasing the mark ithas made.

With continued reference to the drawing the golf device of the presentinvention includes an attachment for detachable application to the headof a golf club 11. The attachment includes a spring clamp 12 by which itmay be secured onto the head of a golf club.

3,411,789 Patented Nov. 19, 1968 To the attachment 10, is fastened adepending marking member of spring wire 13 or other form, having a loop14 for the reception of a mounting bolt or pin 15. The upper portion ofthe spring wire 13 may have a part 16 extending at right angles to theplane of the lower end portion thereof, thus maintaining the spring wirein a definite predetermined position at all times and generally normalto the spring clamp 12 and the head of the golf club. The mounting boltor pin 15 extends through the loop 14 of the spring wire and is receivedin a pair of lugs 17 struck from or otherwise joined to the attachment10. The depending marker may be curved as illustrated, or not, aspreferred.

When the golf club with the attachment thereon is swung in an arc thedepending marking member 13 is adapted to leave a mark on anothersurface and in order to accomplish this a mat 18 is provided having anunderlying base 19 the upper surface 20 of which is tacky and hasoverlying flexible translucent surface sheet 21 so that when a portionof the surface sheet is depressed into firm engagement with the tackyportion a line is apparent as if by magic. This mark may be readilyerased by raising the surface sheet enough to separate the same from thetacky surface 20.

The underlying base member 19 may have upright ribs 22 and 23 extendinga slight distance above the surface of the same. The rib 22 being spacedinwardly of the lateral edge, and the plastic sheet 21 being attached tothe edge 24 and to the upright rib 23 and overlying the rib 22. A strip25 of relatively stiff material is attached to the upper surface of thesheet 21 intermediate the edge 24 and the rib 22. The sheet is of such alength that it may normally lie flat over the tacky surface of the base19 until such time as the strip 25 is depressed into engagement with orraised sufiiciently to separate the sheet from the tacky surface of thebase 19 between the ribs 22 and 23. The plastic sheet 21 may have guidelines 26 and the representation of a golf ball thereon with the guidelines extending in the direction of the proper movement of the golf clubin use.

The entire device may be contained in a relatively small package andcarried in a piece of luggage and readily removed and used when desiredat which time the mat 18 will be placed on the floor and the attachment10 applied to the club head as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the clubhead swung as in usual manner whereupon the depending member 13 willengage the upper sheet 21 and depress it along a line producing a mark28. This line may be scrutinized and then by depression of the strip 25the line will be erased by raising the surface sheet 21 from contactwith the underlying tacky surface 20. The attachment includes a springclamp 12 by which it may be secured onto the head of a golf club ofconventional character or may be composed of upper or lower telescopicparts as illustrated.

What is claimed is:

1. A golf practice device comprising the combination of an attachmentadapted to be secured to the head of a golf club, and a mat over whichthe golf club can be swung, said attachment including a springy memberhaving a portion adapted to extend below the sole of the club head whensecured thereto and of a character to en gage and move along the matwhen the club is swung, said mat having a flexible top sheet secured atspaced locations to a base member, a recording surface on said basemember extending between said locations and above which said sheetextends, the characteristics of said recording surface being such thatit will reveal a line when 3 4 the top sheet is engaged by said springymember and References Cited pressed into engagement with the recordingsurface, and UNITED STATES PATENTS by a separation of the top sheet fromthe said recording surface the line will be erased, said base member in-1651264 11/1927 Fish 273 194 X eluding a raised elongated portionextending between 5 said s aced locations, and the ortion of said tosheet P P P P 3,152,406 10/1964 Marques 35-66 between one of saidlocations and said raised elongated portion bein spaced above said basemember whereby a golfer by stepping on said portion of said top sheetRICHARD PINKHAM Primary Exammer' may separate said top sheet from saidrecording surface. 10 GEORGE I. MARLO, Assistant Examiner.

1. A GOLF PRACTICE DEVICE COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF AN ATTACHMENTADPATED TO BE SECURED TO THE HEAD OF THE GOLF CLUB, AND MAT OVER WHICHTHE GOLF CLUB CAN BE SWUNG, SAID ATTACHMENT INCLUDING A SPRINGY MEMBERHAVING A PORTION ADAPTED TO EXTEND BELOW THE SOLE OF THE CLUB HEAD WHENSECURED THERETO AND OF A CHARACTER TO ENGAGE AND MOVE ALONG THE MAT WHENTHE CLUB IS SWUNG, SAID MAT HAVING A FLEXIBLE TOP SHEET SECURED ATSPACED LOCATIONS TO A BASE MEMBER, A RECORDING SURFACE ON SAID BASEMEMBER EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID LOCATIONS AND ABOVE WHICH SAID SHEETEXTENDS, THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SAID RECORDING SURFACE BEING SUCH THATIT WILL REVEAL A LINE WHEN THE TOP SHEET IS ENGAGED BY SAID SPRINGYMEMBER AND PRESSED INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RECORDING SURFACE, AND BY ASEPARATION OF THE TOP SHEET FROM THE SAID RECORDING SURFACE THE LINEWILL BE ERASED, SAID BASE MEMBER INCLUDING A RAISED ELONGATED PORTIONEXTENDING BETWEEN SAID SPACED LOCATIONS, AND THE PORTION OF SAID TOPSHEET BETWEEN ONE OF SAID LOCATIONS AND SAID RAISED ELONGATED PORTIONBEING SPACED ABOVE SAID BASE MEMBER WHEREBY A GOLFER BY STEPPING ON SAIDPORTION OF SAID TOP SHEET MAY SEPARATE SAID TOP SHEET FROM SAIDRECORDING SURFACE.